sally hansen was a real person. and more interesting than you think. celebrating my 100th post with a profile of a nail icon. photo from Coty, Inc. a little less than a year ago, the press team from Coty's Sally Hansen discovered the woman behind the brand. previously, no one knew anything about the dancer turned cosmetics mogul. "beauty is more than nail polish. beauty is kindness, tolerance, character, and mental attitude." -sally hansenbeauty marketing guru, jeremy lowenstein uncovered the truth about sally's story. during her dance career in the 1920s, sally became notorious for writing a progressive column for the l.a. times called "the candid mirror." part gossip column, and part (largely) uncensored voice for the independent woman; this was the siren call for empowered women to embrace their destiny in the business world. in the 1930s and early 1940s, she took over the family cosmetics business. sally and her brother reinvented and reinvigorated the business, calling it "house of hollywood." during this time, she pioneered a line of affordable, but impeccable makeup for women. shades of the businesswoman to come. photo from coty, inc. during this time, sally and her second husband, adolf hansen, (wow, people could really be named "adolf" before ww2), became fixtures in the hollywood social scene. the marriage did not last, but it ended amicably. she kept the name, and then gave it household distinction. during the next chapter, sally sails to new york to begin an empire! "some things that you imagine to be defects, really aren't defects at all. |
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November 2017
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